Excerpt from a farbrengen and historic panel about the Rebbe’s first Farbrengen of 70 years ago held in honor of Yud Shvat.
Watch the full Farbrengen organized by Or Vechom:
When Rabbi Lipskar Had Thoughts of Leaving Bal Harbour
Watch: Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, leader of the Shul of Bal Harbour in Florida, tells of the time when he asked the Rebbe about leaving Miami, and the Rebbe's answer which shocked him. Video
Watch: Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, leader of the Shul of Bal Harbour in Florida, tells of the time when he asked the Rebbe about leaving Miami, and the Rebbe's answer which shocked him. Video
UNREAL!!! I had an event take place in the ohel 11 years ago, it was a a strange thing but nothing to dwell on…6 years after in happened a huge event happened in my life which should have prompted a specific response…BUT the event that took place in the ohel 6 years earlier was undeniable and caused me to have a completely different response to my ‘event’. Even though all of this after Gimmel Tammuz…it was the same kind of thing as the story told over by Lipskar…it was as if the Rebbe took away my bichira in a way… Read more »
If someone really wants to do something then their bechira is already gone towards the option B.
Maybe the Rebbe was saying “now that I see your bechira was taken” I mayas well get you to do this better thing.
For those of us who don’t speak Yiddish…What was the first part the Rebbe said to him?
Tell Sholom Ber that I don’t take away a person’s free choice but I want him to stay in Miami
1st part was the rebbe told him to stay
The Rebbe told him “I don’t take away bechira from anyone, but I would want him to stay in Miami”